Re: gnat cams!

d.brin wrote: So much for a prop beloved of sci-fi authors such as Neal Stephenson (in 'The Diamond Age') and David Brin (in 'Kil'n People') (:-)} And Greg Egan in Quarantine. But I wouldn't give up hope quite yet. I'll bet the thing didn't have an on board microprocessor... -- Doug

Re: gnat cams!

In a message dated 12/30/2003 9:53:56 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > So much for a prop beloved of sci-fi authors such as Neal Stephenson > (in 'The Diamond Age') and David Brin (in 'Kil'n People') (:-)} > Ya left out movies such as Fifth Element, or even the more

gnat cams!

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Tim): Thought y'all might enjoy this ... http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43083-2003Dec30.html The CIA Dept. of Quirky Tricks > Agency Reveals Gadgets, but You Can't See Them ... > The CIA is not showing off just its successes. It invented a remote-control

Re: Efficient bus

Hmmm they might be running low voltage/high amperage AC. With contemporary frequency controls, AC might be the way to control speed and power. Does anyone know whether DC still provides the most starting/low speed torque? Or have the variable frequency AC controllers improved AC motors enou

SCOUTED: NASA Comet Hunter Closing on Quarry

DC Agle (818) 393-9011 News Release: 2003-175 December 30, 2003 NASA Comet Hunter Closing on Quarry Having trekked 3.2 billion kilometers (2 billion miles) across cold, radiation-charged and interstellar-dust-swept space in just under five years, NASA

Re: Efficient bus

> There are several reasons the [inverted rotor/stator] design was not > used in cars: > > * Motors like this make for heavier wheels; the `unsprung weight' > increases. I have yet to read a discussion of how important > this factor is now; all I know is that engineers have always >

SCOUTED: Young Gas Giants Have to Fight to Survive

<> Young Gas Giants Have to Fight to Survive Dec 29, 2003 - Of the first 100 stars found to harbor planets, more than 30 stars host a Jupiter-sized world in an orbit smaller than Mercury's, whizzing around its star in a

Firefly

http://www.bureau42.com/view/1725 "15 broadcast hours were produced. It appears that Fox network executives then decided to throw them all into a giant hat, reach in while blindfolded, pull out twelve entirely at random, and broadcast them in the order they were pulled. The DVD release fixes th

Scouted: Scientists: Earth Travel Time on Schedule

I thought this was a humorous The Onion type article at first, but it was actually very interesting. I suppose this could simply be explained by better technology? Gary Scientists: Earth Travel Time on Schedule Scientists Say Earth Is on Schedule in Regards to Rate at Which It Travels Through S

SCOUTED: Martian Crater Could Have Swallowed Beagle 2

<> Martian Crater Could Have Swallowed Beagle 2 Dec 29, 2003 - [Image] Image credit: Malin The latest attempts to communicate with Beagle 2 via the Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank and the Mars Odyssey spacecraft have been unsucce

Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.

In a message dated 12/30/03 5:51:36 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Which was stuck in his stinky feet. >Enough with the stinky feet, already! You know, I think William might be more entertained by the words "stinky feet" than my 3-yr

Re: He was the train we did not catch

On 30 Dec 2003, at 10:06 pm, Jan Coffey wrote: --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: http://www.scifi.com/sfw/current/excess.html "He missed the train. So did we. He was the train we did not catch." I have no idea if this will get to anyone on the list. I am back,

SCOUTED: 2003: The Year in Catch-Phrases

Here are some of the terms we found rolling off our tongues in the past 12 months: Bennifer: The combination of Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, who teased stargazers all year with their "When will they do it?" and then "Will they or won't they do it?" wedding (they never did it). Fans almost

News of the Weird

<> Court Rules Nude Barbie Photos Are Free Speech Mon Dec 29, 6:10 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Monday upheld a Utah artist's right to make nude photos of Barbie d

Journalist Lambasts French War Coverage , Gets Fired

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20031230/ap_on_re_eu/france_war_coverage Reporter Alain Hertoghe's book accused the French press of not being objective in its coverage of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. His newspaper fired him. The book, "La Guerre a Outrances" (

Ashcroft Recuses Self From CIA Leak Probe

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20031230/D7VOT9EG0.html Attorney General John Ashcroft on Tuesday recused himself from the politically sensitive investigation of who leaked the name of a CIA operative. The Justice Department quickly named a special prosecutor to take over the investigation. The

RE: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.

Horn, John wrote: >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Which was stuck in his stinky feet. >Enough with the stinky feet, already! You know, I think William might be more entertained by the words "stinky feet" than my 3-yr-old. :) Jim Body odor and bodily functions are two surefire ways to get kids to

Re: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...

I previously said: -- The redirect link is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/6304535376/bestellung-20/104-8042032-00 15944 The "just Amazon link" is: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/104-8042032-0015944 -- Hmm, sorry, didn't pay enough attention, that second link was just

Earth Travel Time on Schedule

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20031230_1690.html In a phenomenon that has scientists puzzled, the Earth is right on schedule for a fifth straight year. Experts agree that the rate at which the Earth travels through space has slowed ever so slightly for millennia. To make the world's official tim

Re: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...

Presumably whoever is in charge of the seehecht.com page. I noticed there were a few links on outside sites that directed the clickers to the amazon page. My guess would be that the redirects include the "amazon partnership" info so the originating site can get their few cents off of your purchase.

Drop that almanac and put your hands up!

<> Drop that almanac and put your hands up! Associated Press POSTED AT 9:18 PM EST Monday, Dec. 29, 2003 Washington ­ The FBI is warning police across the U.S. to be alert for people carrying almanacs, cautionin

Stunning Saturn

http://www.smh.com.au/text/articles/2003/12/30/1072546532330.html Move over Mars. The ringed planet of Saturn, probably the most spectacular planet, will be the closest it has been to Earth in more than 30 years tomorrow. Saturn is visible with the naked eye, although viewing the rings requires a

SCOUTED: Scientists have new theory on ice age

<> Scientists have new theory on ice age KU researchers believe gamma-ray burst caused extinctions, cooling By Alea Smith - Special to the Journal-World Monday, December 29, 2003 Researchers now believe a cosmic explosion 440 million years ag

Witch wins government grant

Hehehee... No joke >From http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3203687.stm A Norwegian woman setting up shop as a witch has been awarded a government grant worth 53,000 kroner ($7,500; £4,500). Lena Skarning, aged 33, was given the money because her business plan - according to officials from

Re: He was the train we did not catch

At 04:06 PM 12/30/03, Jan Coffey wrote: --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.scifi.com/sfw/current/excess.html > "He missed the train. So did we. He was the train we did not catch." I have no idea if this will get to anyone on the list. I am back, as

Re: He was the train we did not catch

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.scifi.com/sfw/current/excess.html > "He missed the train. So did we. He was the train we did not catch." I have no idea if this will get to anyone on the list. I am back, as it were, but I am hopeing I can partic

Re: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...

Hello Gang, Just in and out to wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year (2004) Belated other Holidays (I was in bed with the flu :-( Cheers! -- Han Tacoma ~ Artificial Intelligence is better than none! ~ I picked this post because it was the last one posted. Doug Pensinger wrote (Tue Dec

Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.

From: Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun. Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2003 05:46:27 -0500 The answer is splinter. Kevin T. - VRWC You got it. Sorry about all the conf

Re: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 06:34:59 -0600, Amanda Marlowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The actual link clicked was probably this one (or one like it): www.seehecht.com/see_vh_tsoc/see_vh_11092.html This redirects you to the amazon page. Isn't amazon's fault. (Can you tell I'm doing some serious procrastin

Re: 'nother riddle

Julia wrote: > >> 1 > >> 11 > >> 21 > >> 1211 > 111221 Hm. If you hadn't included the next term, I'd have tried 1231. Is the one after this 312211 then? I don't think so, actually. I have a theory about what the sum of the digits should be, and your answer doesn't sum to a high enough number.

Re: 'nother riddle

Ray Ludenia wrote: Amanda Marlowe wrote: Here's one I'm sure won't last nearly as long. Guess the next number in the following sequence. 1 11 21 1211 perhaps I should add one more: 111221 -- Doug Hm. If you hadn't included the next term, I'd have tried 1231. Is the one after this 312211 then?

Re: 'nother riddle

On Tue, 30 Dec 2003 06:24:41 -0600, Amanda Marlowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: - Original Message - From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:18 AM Subject: Re: 'nother riddle On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 22:29:15

Re: 'nother riddle

David Hobby wrote: > >> 1 >> 11 >> 21 >> 1211 >> 111221 >> >> Not enough data to extrapolate the rule, but it could be >> >> 2113211 or 3113211 or 211121211 or 221121211 >> >> then >> >> 1221131221 or 1321131221 or 1221112111221 or 12122112111221 >> >> The problem with first two rules would come wh

He was the train we did not catch

http://www.scifi.com/sfw/current/excess.html John Clute reviews the finally-published first Heinlein novel, _For Us, the Living: A Comedy of Customs_. "I'm not about to suggest that if Heinlein had been able to publish openly in the pages of Astounding in 1939, SF would have gotten the future

Re: Efficient bus

William T Goodall wrote: > > >> http://www.rnw.nl/science/html/031215wheel.html Doug Pensinger wrote > > > > Yeah that's very interesting but not new, It's > > > basicaly a bus version of an hybrid car like the > > > Prius sold by Toyota since 97 (BTW, it's definitely > > > my next car) the extra

Re: 'nother riddle

Julia Thompson wrote: ... > > > 111221 > > > -- > > > Doug > > > > Hm. If you hadn't included the next term, I'd have tried 1231. > > Is the one after this 312211 then? > > I don't think so, actually. I have a theory about what the sum of the > digits should be, and your answer doesn't sum to a h

Re: 'nother riddle

Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > Doug Pensinger wrote: > > > > >> 1 > > >> 11 > > >> 21 > > >> 1211 > > 111221 > > Not enough data to extrapolate the rule, but it could be > > 2113211 or 3113211 or 211121211 or 221121211 > > then > > 1221131221 or 1321131221 or 1221112111221 or 12122112111221 > >

Re: 'nother riddle

Amanda Marlowe wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:18 AM > Subject: Re: 'nother riddle > > > On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 22:29:15 -0700, Michael Harney > > <[EMAIL PROTE

RE: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > The answer is splinter. > > Which was stuck in his stinky feet. Enough with the stinky feet, already! Sheesh. Actually, thanks for a big, big laugh this morning. I needed it. - jmh ___ http

Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.

In a message dated 12/29/2003 9:48:10 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > This guy went into the forest one day. Once there he got it, but he > couldn't > > get it. So he left it there and brought it back home. What did he get? > This guy went into the forest one day. O

Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.

In a message dated 12/30/2003 3:46:50 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > The answer is splinter. Which was stuck in his stinky feet. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: 'nother riddle

Doug Pensinger wrote: > > >> 1 > >> 11 > >> 21 > >> 1211 > 111221 Not enough data to extrapolate the rule, but it could be 2113211 or 3113211 or 211121211 or 221121211 then 1221131221 or 1321131221 or 1221112111221 or 12122112111221 The problem with first two rules would come when the algorit

Re: 'nother riddle

Amanda Marlowe wrote: Here's one I'm sure won't last nearly as long. Guess the next number in the following sequence. 1 11 21 1211 >> perhaps I should add one more: >> >> 111221 >> -- >> Doug > > Hm. If you hadn't included the next term, I'd have tried 1231

Re: A sad, sad, day for the Sci-Fi Channel

Gary Nunn wrote: > > I dunno, the first movie is very funny. Never saw any of the other > > iterations, though... > > Tom Beck > > > Personally I liked the first movie. But that was one of those movies > that should have never had a sequel, much less a series. > I agree. The original movie h

Re: 'nother riddle

Amanda Marlowe wrote: ... > > >> Here's one I'm sure won't last nearly as long. Guess the next number > > >> in the following sequence. > > >> > > >> 1 > > >> 11 > > >> 21 > > >> 1211 > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Doug > > > > > > Looks like a palindrome, and I don't see much of a mathematical pattern >

Re: You Know What Pisses Mo Off...

The actual link clicked was probably this one (or one like it): www.seehecht.com/see_vh_tsoc/see_vh_11092.html This redirects you to the amazon page. Isn't amazon's fault. (Can you tell I'm doing some serious procrastining here?) By the way, clicking very quickly and repeatedly on the back button

Re: 'nother riddle

- Original Message - From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 12:18 AM Subject: Re: 'nother riddle > On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 22:29:15 -0700, Michael Harney > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From: Doug Pensi

Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.

Kevin Tarr wrote: > This should be easy: > > I am the ruler of shovels > I have a double > I am as thin as a knife > I have a wife > What am I? King of Spades? Regards, Ray. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: RIDDLES: Yet another thread for fun.

At 08:52 PM 12/29/2003, you wrote: Kevin-- If you think that you have it cold, why don't you tell us? ---David Infinite games Maru I didn't know if anybody else wanted to try. I'll post the answer in 8 hours. Kevin T. - VRWC The answer is splin